04.12.06
Last week’s general public strike has been estimated to cost NIS 350m.-500m.
Wednesday's strike encompassed all government ministries, the Israel Tax Authority, the Bank of Israel, the courts, Israel Railways, Israel Airports Authority, Haifa Ashdod and Eilat Ports Co. Ltd. and all the airports
27.11.06
Chamber of shipping calls for the diversion of traffic to Haifa & Eilat
This is due to a staged slowdown at Ashdod Port. The wildcat slowdown had not receive any official approval from the Histadrut labor federation
27.11.06
Envirotainer station was inaugurated in Israel
Peltransport was appointed as its general sales agent and Maman Group as Ground Handler in Israel to support the country’s emerging biotech and healthcare industry
13.11.06
American cruise vessels put Israel again on their cruise maps
Princess Cruises & Holland America will call Israeli ports in the coming 2007 cruise season. 13,000 tourists will visit Israel on board the ships, producing an income of US$5.5 to the Israeli tourist industry
13.11.06
Customs seized a container load of Levaquin
Levaquin, a quinolone antibiotic, never got an import license by Israeli authorities. 21,000 bottles of the drug were seized in Ashdod port last week
06.11.06
Prestigious Award for "MSC Israel" & "Orian" forwarding and customs clearing agent
The awards were given to the companies for having increased their financial turnover through Ashdod port, compared to last year
06.11.06
Envirotainer appoints Peltransport as GSA in Israel
This in order to support emerging biotech and healthcare industry. Peltransport Ltd was established in 1947 and it is one of the leading transport organizations in Israel
23.10.06
Grimaldi unloaded Intel's oversized cargo in Ashdod
The 201 cbm cargo unit, which had been loaded on a 50' Mafi trailer is the first of its kind to be shipped to Israel as part of the new Intel production facility being erected at Kiryat Gat
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>D&B Israel: Ashdod port - 3rd largest infrastructure and transport company in 2005/04.09.06
>Haifa Port: we are back in business/20.08.06
>Despite the situation: Zim diverts more ships to Haifa port/06.08.06
>Ashdod port will observe the Sabbath despite the crisis/06.08.06
>Haifa Port: Estimated revenue loss of NIS 30 million/30.07.06